Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-05-27
THE OMAHA SOUTHERN.
Talk of the Omaha Commit
tee with Mr.. Young.
A Specific Proposition to be Made in
Ten Days-Carsfuliy Consider
ing Matters.

Omaha Bee, %: The committee ap'
pointed at Tuesday evenings railroad
meeting had q talk OF an hour with Mr.
Young yesterday morning, He assured
the committee that he represented 9
syndicate Of gentlemen who had plenty
of money and were investing 1t in profit.
able railroad enterprises. They had al
ready constructed q road from Duluth
into the Michigan pinsries and also q
road In Tennessee and Georgia. They
believed q north and south road from
the gull to Dakota would be a success
financially, and they were now, through
him, securing right of way in Kansas,
through Indian territory and farther
south. The Omaha Southern road is to
be q part of this system, and now LIE
made q proposition concerning the
Omaha q Yanktop, which is to be an
other part. The company is now work
ing industriously in Kansas from
Abilene northward, because of the pas
sage by the legislature of that state last
year of an inimical law which prohibits
any town or county voting a greater
subsidy than $4,000 per mile. This law
becomes of effect on July l. Hence the
efforts of the syndicate to obtain as
many inducements as possible from
these places and sections before that
date.
The Omaha Southern is not O new
project to- readers OF the Bee, who may
have read of the fling of its articles of
incorporation with the secretary of state
last winter. 1t proposes to run from
Omaha 10 Syracuse, Neb., and thence
IN q more sonthwesterly course to the
Kansas line where it takes the name OF
the Kansas Southern. Among the incor-
porstcrs OF the Omaha Southern several
gentlemen OF this city were named, but
none have financial interests except MIR.
81. T. CLARK.
Ii is possible MIR. B. f. Smith is inter.
ested, but his remarks at the meeting
Tuesday evening led to the impression
that he was not, although he heartily
fayors the project, as well as he does that
of the Milwaukee.
MIR. Young said to the committee yes
terday morning that it would be neces-
sary for him to consult with his %associ-
afes. He would return in a week or ten
days with q specific proposition. The
committee told him frankly that they
would want to know three things. The
financial responsibility of himself and
the gentlemen associated with him; the
exact route of the road, and assurances
that, when built, it would not be turned
over to any corporations which would
discriminate against Omaha.
While he is gone the committee will
investigate his responsibility.
The Yankton, Wayne and Other
northern town representatives left fol-
home yesterday morning highly pleased
with the result of their negotiations
They are satisfied that Omaha will meet
them more than half way.
1t was stated Tuesday evening in the
course of one great mans remarks, tbs
Mr.. Young had hesitsted somewhat be-
fore making the proposition regarding
the Omaha and Yankton, His reason
for such hesitation was that the corn
pany had ia view the completion OF it
line in Kansas first, from Abilene to tn,
Nebraska boundary and then the gener
oil construction in Nebraska wat to i'm
mediatefy fellow. But the arguments
of the Omaha gentlemen, showing tina
now was the accepted time, finally over
come this reluctance.
This road runs through some improY
ed and populous and some wild country
OF a necessity it obtain 40 grants ar
the asking OF subsidies is, therefore. it
only means of getting assistance towart
purchase of right OF way. IL is calou
lated that the amount asked for between
here and Yankton will barely do NOR
than this.
THE COMMITTEE ALL IN.